TigerDCC11

It's a tradition at LSU - in all sports - to get the big head after a National Championship and fall flat on their face the next year.

Still a young season, so one bad weekend doesn't mean this year will be a disaster. However, this game is a disaster.

That's true, but even Jay commented that the reason their hitting hasn't been good is that they have too many games this week and can't practice hitting as much as he would like. He looked angry about it, but he's the one that makes the schedule.

Too many bad pitchers on this team to do that.

I'm wondering which "pitcher" we will use Wednesday.

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The difference between this yr and last are Bergeron and Edwards! It’s really that simple

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It's not just those two. Coffey was a .400 hitter. The three transfers Edwards, Lorenz, and Hutchins have not done the job at all offensively.

However, Lorenz seems to be coming around, but we need the other two to hit around .300 if we will do anything in the SEC. It's going to be very hard to do that with the pitching in the SEC.

I do agree with you that if we can take just 1 game vs. Tenn., it could be the confidence we need to be competitive in the SEC.

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I didn't watch most of the half,

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I didn't watch one dribble and it feels amazing.

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And the SS covers more ground which can lead to more errors.

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Which means it's harder to play than 2nd, right? That was his argument.

LSU wins 11 - 2.

Not a good start in the 2nd game vs. Memphis, losing 1 - 0 in the 2nd. Still early.

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Not so long ago everyone used to pretend that student came first in student athlete because that was the most important thing. This switch to money being the focus is what makes it unsustainable. So let it die, get back to attracting high achieving students, and that being the need or desire for the school to fund the program

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I see what you are saying. However, In those times no one was paid in ANY sport (well, maybe they had some under the table and handshake payments).

Football and Men's basketball players will get paid. That's a a given.

So, you think the other sports players will just say,"Well, we will just take a scholarship and be happy with it".

Those days are over. What they will do is sue the school or conference or whatever and the courts will say (especially women's sports because of title 9) "You must pay those students also".

The schools are conferences will say, "This is too much of a headache and we are losing money", so they will just cut those sports or have them "club" sports.

Even then, Women will probably sue.

Key word is "MAYBE".

"Maybe" a scholarship.
"MAYBE" pay The head coach.
"MAYBE" even have a team.

There is absolutely no way this current system is maintainable past 3 more years at most without putting an end to every sport that is not Football and Men's Basketball.

And, before people say, LSU will fund baseball to guarantee they have a team.

Who the hell will they play? Intrasquad games? Purple and Gold World Series?

Good Call. :geauxtigers: